Dr. Shahrbanou Hosseini

Current research and projects

• Research project: "Genetic mechanism of sexual and phenotypic plasticity in zebrafish (Danio rerio)"

Membership in scientific societies

• European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP)

Education

• Thesis: Genotype by temperature interaction effects on sex determination in zebrafish (Danio rerio), Final grade: summa cum laude

Teaching

• Applied aspects of fish nutrition

• Limnology

• Reproduction physiology and breeding

• Fish-farming and management

• Fishing and fish processing methods

• Salmon reproduction and breeding

Scientific awards

• H. Wilhelm Schaumann Stiftung Award in the European Federation of Animal Science 2018

• Outstanding Poster Award in the 2019 CiBreed workshop on breeding challenges and opportunities in the realm of biotic stress at the University of Goettingen

Publications

• Hosseini S, Simianer H, Tetens J, Brenig B, Herzog S, Sharifi AR. Efficient phenotypic sex classification of zebrafish using machine learning methods. Ecology and Evolution, 2019; 9:13332–13343. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5788

• Hosseini S, Ha NT, Simianer H, Falker-Gieske C, Brenig B, Franke A, Hoerstgen-Schwark G, Tetens J, Herzog S, Sharifi AR. Genetic mechanism underlying sexual plasticity and its association with colour patterning in zebrafish (Danio rerio). BMC Genomics, 2019; 20:341. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-5722-1

• Hosseini S, Brenig B, Tetens J, Sharifi AR. Phenotypic plasticity induced using high ambient temperature during embryogenesis in domesticated zebrafish, Danio rerio. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 2019; 54(3):435-444. https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.13382

• Kalbassi MR, Lorestani R, Hosseini S. Effect of striping frequency on eyed eggs rate and sperm parameters quality in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Iranian Journal of Biology. 2011; 23: 876-883. http://www.sid.ir/En/Journal/ViewPaper.aspx?ID=237227

• Hosseini S, Khara H, Kalbassi MR. Effect of sperm activating solution on improvement of reproduction efficiency of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Journal of fisheries, 2010; 4: 57-66. http://www.sid.ir/En/Journal/ViewPaper.aspx?ID=189507

• Hosseini S, Lorestani R. Comparison of the pH value of seminal plasma and blood serum in males and effects of female broodstock on sperm quality parameters in Cyprinus Carpio. Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal, 2010; 18: 35-44. http://aquaticcommons.org/23816/

• Hosseini S, Khara H, Lorestani R. Effect of striping frequency in males of different ages of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) on sperm motility, spermatocrit and eyed eggs stages. Journal of fisheries, 2009; 3: 41-50. http://www.sid.ir/En/Journal/ViewPaper.aspx?ID=179911

• Ahmadi MR, Kalbassi MR, Hosseini S, Lorestani R. Assessment of sperm concentration, effect of activators and pH on sperm motility in Cyprinus Carpio. Journal of Marine Sciences and Technology, 2008; 7: 13-19. http://www.sid.ir/En/Journal/ViewPaper.aspx?ID=209474

Conference talks

• Hosseini S. Genotype by temperature interaction effects on sex determination in zebrafish (Danio rerio), Talk in Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Colour Pattern Formation Research Group, October 2019, Tübingen

• Hosseini S, Gültas M, Hahn L, Schmitt AO, Simianer H, Sharifi AR. Identification of specific and common transcriptional regulatory mechanisms for sex determination and colour pattern genes in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Annual meeting of German Society for Animal Breeding (DGfZ). 2019, Gießen

• Hosseini S, Gültas M, Hahn L, Schmitt AO, Simianer H, Sharifi AR. Understanding the regulatory mechanisms for sex determination and color pattern genes in zebrafish. 70th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP). 2019, Ghent, Belgium

• Hosseini S, Herzog S, Ha NT, Falker-Gieske C, Brenig B, Tetens J, Simianer H, Sharifi AR. Transcriptome analysis and classifications of sex using neural network in domesticated zebrafish. 69th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP). 2018, Dubrovnik, Croatia

• Hosseini S, Ha NT, Simianer H, Falker-Gieske C, Brenig B, Tetens J, Herzog S, Sharifi AR. Molecular mechanism underlying sexual plasticity in interaction with ambient temperature in domesticated zebrafish. 2018, Annual meeting of German Society for Animal Breeding (DGfZ). 2018, Bonn

• Hosseini S, Herzog S, Sharifi AR, Ha NT, Brenig B, Hoerstgen-Schwark G. Sex differentiation in zebrafish (Danio rerio) using pathway and color pattern analysis. Annual meeting of German Society for Animal Breeding (DGfZ). 2017, Stuttgart

• Hosseini S, Wessels S, Sharifi AR, Hoerstgen-Schwark G. Effect of temperature treatment on male frequency and zootechnical parameters in two different populations of zebrafish (Danio rerio). Annual meeting of German Society for Animal Breeding (DGfZ). 2016, Hannover

• Hosseini S, Khara H, Kalbassi MR, Lorestani R, Akbarabadi M. Effect of saline activator solution of sperm on fertilization successes at the end of reproduction season in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Conference of Asian pacific aquaculture. 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Ahmadi MR, Kalbassi MR, Hosseini S, Lorestani R. Study of the effect of semen pH and blood serum in males of different ages and effects of female broodstock on duration of sperm motility and spermatocrit in Cyprinus Carpio. First national conference of the fisheries resources of the Caspian Sea. 2008